The effect of eccentric cycle training on physiological and performance parameters in cycling.

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Dillon, P., Callum. (2018). The effect of eccentric cycle training on physiological and performance parameters in cycling. (Thesis, Master of Health, Sport and Human Performance (MHSHP)). The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/11776

Abstract

Prior research has demonstrated the benefits of 3 to 8 weeks of eccentric cycle training in athletes, the elderly, and in suffers of various pathophysiological conditions. Eccentric cycling requires participants to absorb force generated by an electric motor that drives a traditional cycle crank in a reverse fashion. Relative to traditional concentric cycle training, eccentric cycling is lower in metabolic cost and facilitates greater force production through multi-joint leg actions.